Definition of instrument panel
: a panel on which instruments are mounted;
especially
: dashboard 2
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The instrument panel has the odd layout of placing the gauge array up high in the center, which is just to be different.
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The metallic-looking patterned trim that spans the instrument panel adds an upscale touch.
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The interior also features new colors, and a lower cowl makes for an airier cabin, as does the thinner instrument panel.
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The speedometer, glove box, steering column support, heating and air-conditioning systems — all of those hang on the cross car beam known as the instrument panel, Vahavkar explained.
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The TourX cockpit is pretty basic: four analog indicators (speedometer, coolant temp, fuel, and tachometer) with a small digital display taking up the bottom middle of the instrument panel.
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If the driver gets out, the doors are closed and the engine is running, six repetitions of a double beep sound inside and outside the car, and a warning light activates on the instrument panel.
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More often, the overheating merely causes the current to the inverter to be reduced, the instrument panel to light up like a Christmas tree, and the vehicle to go into limp-home mode while things cool down.
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Additionally, the Accord's front-facing camera recognizes speed limit signs and displays that information discreetly in the instrument panel.
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First Known Use of instrument panel
1922
INSTRUMENT PANEL Defined for English Language Learners
instrument panel
Definition of instrument panel for English Language Learners
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: a flat surface across the front of an airplane's cockpit that contains the instruments used to fly the plane
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